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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (10 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: The report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on the South East Economic Development Strategy (SEEDS), launched on the 16th September, is a helpful contribution to identifying possible interventions to assist the South East region economically. It represents a comprehensive detailed assessment of a wide range of factors that can contribute to the overall...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (10 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: One of the actions under the Action Plan for Jobs 2012 was the development of a strategy for the Construction sector to 2015. This work was undertaken by Forfás and the report, entitled Ireland's Construction Sector: Outlook and Strategic Plan to 2015 was published in July 2013 along with the Government response to the report announcing measures to be undertaken. One such measure was...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (10 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains and losses in companies that are supported by the industrial development agencies. Data is compiled on an annualized basis and is aggregated at county level. The information is provided by companies on a confidential basis for statistical purposes only. It is, therefore, not possible to provide information sought by Deputy....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Data (10 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: The latest information from the Quarterly National Household Survey (QHNS) shows an annual increase in employment of 1.8% or 33,800 in the year to the second quarter of 2013, bringing total employment to 1,869,900. The largest annual increases in employment were in the 35-44 (+16,600 or +3.4%) and 45-54 (+15,800 or +4.0%) age groups. The annual decreases in employment recorded were in the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Numbers (10 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: The Forfás Annual Employment Survey reports on job gains in companies that are supported by the enterprise development agencies. Details of the number of jobs created in IDA and Enterprise Ireland client companies in 2011 and 2012 are set out in Tables 1 and 2 below on a county by county basis, including Co. Kerry. 2012 was a particularly good year for job creation in Agency supported...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (10 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95, 96 and 101 to 103, inclusive, together. The most up to date figures available for job creation in the manufacturing and services sector are included in the Forfás Employment Survey 2012. There is no data available on a month to month or county basis for each of these sectors in the survey. Please see the following table setting out the breakdown of...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (10 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: The attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Ireland has been, and will continue to be, an integral part of Ireland's economic success. Foreign owned firms contribute substantially to Ireland's exports, jobs, expenditure in the Irish economy and to Exchequer funds. FDI plays a key role in stimulating the development of new sectors in Ireland, in enhancing our research, development...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Education and Training Provision (10 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: The input of the educational sector in addressing, in a balanced fashion, the skills needs of enterprise is a keystone in the strategies devised with the input of Forfás and, in particular, of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN), under the auspices of my Department and those of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science. The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (10 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 and 100 together. The number of unemployed people under 25 years of age fell by 11,200 in the twelve month period to Quarter 2 2013. The unemployment rate for young people fell from 33% to 29.6% over the same period. This downward movement in youth unemployment in Ireland differs from the trend in the EU as a whole, where youth unemployment has...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (10 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: Statistics on the creation of jobs by innovation and technology in the enterprise base are not available separately. Innovation and technology are elements of a series of inputs which are requisite for a job to be sustained in commercial enterprise – companies need to identify markets to sell their goods and services, they need to have finance in order to invest in capital and human...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Remuneration (10 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: No public servant in my Department is being paid in excess of the Taoiseach's salary or the Government's pay cap.

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 6: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Deputies who contributed to the debate which strayed well beyond what is a tax measure.

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 6: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: Exactly. It is about choices.

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 6: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: The choice today is to allocate the tax relief available for health insurance to those who most need it, and that is the principle being applied. The total cost of this measure represents approximately 4% of total insurance premia. The Revenue Commissioners have estimated that the number of policyholders affected will be approximately 577,000, which is a little over half of all those who...

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 6: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: -----would pay a much larger proportion of this measure. This is about allocating the available tax relief for health insurance in the most equitable way-----

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 6: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: -----which is what we are seeking to do in this measure. Of course, we would like to be in a position where we would not have to find €2.5 billion in this year's budget but that is where we are, and we all know why that is so. A sum of €94 million is being found in this area. It is important to bear in mind the background to this, and most people have spoken about that....

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 6: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: We are trying to make core services universally available on an equitable basis, and this is quite consistent with that goal. Deputy Naughten asked why there is a move to require private patients who are occupying public beds to contribute more to the cost. That is again perfectly equitable and consistent with the policy being pursued; if public beds are designated for use by public...

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 6: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: That is the number of people taking insurance.

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 6: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: I am only telling the figures to the Deputies. They can interpret as they wish, and elasticity is only a term of description. It is not charged with anything else. The truth is there has not been a mass exodus from insurance. Another factor to bear in mind is that medical inflation is quite low and despite that, health insurance premia are rising rapidly, so the Minister for Health is...

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 6: Income Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Richard Bruton: It is an issue about which we must be conscious and I hope a measure like this will bring about a more cost-conscious insurance sector responding in a market-effective way. Against a background of what we are trying to achieve in this budget, which is to exit the bailout, make room for positive employment creation measures and get more people contributing to our economy to build a better...